International Journal of Applied Power Engineering (IJAPE)
Vol 12, No 2: June 2023

Analysis of the effect of a microcontroller-based solar panel cooling system on temperature and power output

Vicky Andria Kusuma (Institut Teknologi Kalimantan)
Happy Aprillia (Institut Teknologi Kalimantan)
Sena Sukmananda Suprapto (Institut Teknologi Kalimantan)
Muhammad Nizhom Ramadhani (Institut Teknologi Kalimantan)
Aji Akbar Firdaus (Universitas Airlangga)
Dimas Fajar Uman Putra (Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2023

Abstract

This research addresses the problem of temperature fluctuations affecting the efficiency of solar panels. A cooling system has been developed using a Peltier and a combination of air- and water-cooling methods. The air-cooling system involves placing a Peltier coated with a heatsink under the solar panel, while the water-cooling system uses pumped water on the panel's surface. The study aims to design a solar panel cooling system to reduce temperature and power losses and compare its output to standard solar panels. The system includes a Peltier, DC fan, and heatsink. Results indicate that the air-cooling system reduced temperature losses on the bottom milk of solar panels by 14.5%. However, the surface of solar panels showed no reduction in temperature losses. Additionally, solar panels with cooling systems were able to reduce power losses by 4% compared to standard solar panels. This research suggests that the use of an air-cooling system utilizing Peltier as the cooling medium could be a potential solution to reduce temperature losses and power losses on solar panels.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJAPE

Publisher

Subject

Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Description

International Journal of Applied Power Engineering (IJAPE) focuses on the applied works in the areas of power generation, transmission and distribution, sustainable energy, applications of power control in large power systems, etc. The main objective of IJAPE is to bring out the latest practices in ...